The chemistry between Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born is undeniable, but
the co-stars' off-screen connection has attracted even more attention, prompting many to wonder
if their friendship is evolving into a legitimate romance.
Here's the truth about their relationship.
Gaga and Bradley Cooper briefly met on the set of Saturday Night Live several years ago
according to Vogue, but their first real meeting wouldn't take place until 2016.
At the time, Cooper was attending a backyard "cancer benefit" where Gaga was performing
"La Vie en Rose" — the same tune she would later sing in A Star Is Born.
With her blonde hair pulled back, away from her face, Cooper saw Gaga as a "stripped-down"
musician who was serious about her craft.
He told W magazine he knew right then and there that she had to play his love interest.
He reportedly called her agent the next day and asked if he could stop by her house.
Gaga told Vogue she felt an instant connection, adding,
"I was like, Have I known you my whole life?"
Per Variety, Cooper said within minutes of meeting Gaga at her home, they shared a meal
of pasta and meatballs, bonding over their East Coast Italian-American roots.
But it was then that Cooper also admits,
"[I] fell in love with her face and eyes."
"She walked down the stairs and then we were sitting outside, and I looked in her eyes
and was like up, that's it.”
Gaga had a similar experience, telling Good Morning America that she and Cooper had "instant
chemistry."
They wrapped up the day with a jam session at Gaga's piano.
Cooper told W,
"I believed in her as an actress, and she believed in me as a musician.
I wanted there to be a meta aspect to the film, and Stefani gave me that."
"I wanna know what this is.
You hiding love songs?"
Cooper could've lip-synched his way through the film's musical performances, but he really
gave his all in the role of Jackson Maine.
According to Vogue,
"[Cooper] learned how to play guitar, worked with a vocal coach and a piano teacher for
a year and a half, and wrote three of the songs [in the movie]."
"He started to sing and I was like oh my gosh Bradley your voice, I was blown away by him."
But how was he able to mine his musical talents without trepidation?
He claims,
"[It was] all because of Gaga.
She really gave me the confidence."
"I don't sing my own songs.”
“Why?”
“I just don't feel comfortable.
Why don't you feel comfortable?"
When Cooper was awarded the American Cinematheque Award in 2018, Gaga was in attendance.
She took the podium and credited Cooper for helping her shed the image of Lady Gaga to
embrace who she really is: Stefani Germanotta.
"I ran from Stefani for a long time."
The emotional star added,
"You challenged me to deep dive into a place where I had to see her again."
When Gaga first hit the pop music scene in 2008, it was her eccentric style that captured
everyone's attention.
But when Cooper showed up at her house in 2016 to do a screen test for A Star Is Born,
he wasn't feeling her look.
According to the LATimes, he actually helped her remove all the makeup from her face.
"I had to think about Ally as if she wasn't me.”
Cooper wanted a raw and unfiltered co-star, and Gaga knew that if she was going to snag
the role of Abby, she'd have to, quote, "completely let go and trust."
She told the Times,
"When my character talks about how ugly she feels — that was real."
While the whispers about a budding romance between Cooper and Gaga rage on, it's easy
to forget that the actor has been attached to supermodel Irina Shayk since 2015, according
to Page Six.
She also gave birth to their daughter in 2017.
But Page Six hinted in October 2018 that things aren't so hunky-dory between the couple.
After being spotted "looking sulky" on a dinner date, a source told the tab,
"They are miserable together.
They have been for months.
He doesn't drink and is into spirituality.
She wants to go out."
"Sources are saying that Gaga has feelings for Bradley.
Well, she's just a girl like the rest of us.”
The rumor mill went absolutely gaga after the songstress ended her engagement to CAA
talent agent Christian Carino in February 2019.
A source told People,
"It just didn't work out.
Relationships sometimes end."
But it appears that Gaga has too much respect for Cooper and Shayk's relationship to come
between them.
While fans were shook over the fact that Shayk sat between Cooper and Gaga at the 2019 Academy
Awards, Cosmo noted the ladies shared a hug and a laugh together.
There was a ton of buzz about A Star Is Born before it even hit the box office, and once
it made its debut, the accolades came pouring in.
Even a movie critic at the Guardian was amazed, saying
"A Star is Born – for all its whopping budget and superstar newbies – does capture something
fresh about falling in love."
Gaga said it was a "life-changing" experience — and, one that earned her the Academy Award
for best original song for "Shallow."
As for Cooper, he told People that his true takeaway is his friendship with Gaga.
Only time will tell how this relationship evolves, but we'll keep watching and singing
along every step of the way.
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